MY GIRL Page #13

Danny pulls out a piece of paper

Ahh Sh*t, this is my lease...... Damn it, I

keep forgetting things, I'm getting senile.

HARRY:

Danny?

DANNY:

WHAT?

HARRY:

Okay, I know you've suffered a terrible loss,

and there's really nothing anyone can do to

comfort you, but I urge you to focus on the

times you had with the camper, the trips you

took, the sights you saw, those days are gone

now, but they'll live on in your heart

forever.

DANNY:

(to Shelly)

This guy bonking you?

SHELLY:

(disgusted)

Danny that's a real _bonehead_ thing to say!

HARRY:

(to Danny)

Look, you're not gonna take Shelly's camper.

DANNY:

Oh.. Oh.. Oh no?? Oh?

HARRY:

It's her home! It's where she lives!!

DANNY:

Oh really, okay fine look, go cook,

(to Shelly)

Gimme the goddam keys.

Danny tries to grab the keys from Shelly

SHELLY:

Stop it! That hurts!!

Harry is now VERY annoyed

HARRY:

Danny.....

As Harry says "Danny" for a second time he plants his fist

in Danny's stomach with force, winding him and shutting him

up

FOCUS ON VADA AND PHIL'S FACES, WHICH ARE STARTLED

FULL SCENE, SHELLY IS GAPING, DANNY IS BENT OVER WITH RALPH

HOLDING HIM UP, VADA AND PHIL WATCHING CLOSELY AND GRAMMOO

STARING INTO SPACE

RALPH:

What'd you do that for??

HARRY:

Who are you?

RALPH:

I'm his brother.

HARRY:

Oh then you'll probably be visiting us here

quite often.

RALPH:

WHY??

HARRY:

Because if he ever tries to take Shelly's

camper again, I'm gonna bury him in my front

yard.

Ralph looks rather disturbed by this

FOCUS ON VADA AND PHIL, VADA STILL GAPING

PHIL:

(quiet voice, to Vada)

Your father is a savage.

Vada looks up at Phil, Phil looks back and nods

ROAD IN FRONT OF SULTENFUSS' HOUSE, DANNY AND RALPH IN CAR,

SHELLY LEANING OVER WITH HER HEAD IN WINDOW NIGHT

SHELLY:

Bye Ralph.

The car with Danny and Ralph in it pulls away and Shelly

waves

SHELLY:

(to Harry)

Well, you were pretty great!

HARRY:

Is it really your camper?

Shelly makes gesture with her right hand suggesting "sort

of"

Suddenly a sky rocket screams up in the sky and then

explodes, Harry and Shelly look up and watch the fireworks

SHELLY:

Can we see it from the back yard?

HARRY:

You can get the general idea...

They move off to the back yard...

HARRY:

Yep, there they are... They always look the

same every year...

SHELLY:

Pointing upwards Look...

HARRY:

Did you ahh, love him?

SHELLY:

I would never marry anybody I didn't love.

VADA AND PHIL SITTING ON SEAT-SWING WATCHING FIREWORKS

VADA:

He must like Shelly, I never saw him hit

anyone in his life.

PHIL:

He likes her.

VADA:

Does he love her?

PHIL:

Probably.

VADA:

Do you like her?

PHIL:

Yes I do, and I think she's very good for

your father.

VADA:

Why?

PHIL:

After your mother died, he was sad all the

time, but before that, he was pretty funny.

VADA:

Really?

PHIL:

Now when I see him with Shelly, sometimes he

seems like the old Harry.

VADA:

My Dad was funny?

PHIL:

Well he wasn't one of the Marx brothers, but

he made me laugh.

VADA'S THOUGHTS

My Uncle fought in the Korean war, he had a

steel plate put in his head, Daddy said he

didn't come back the same, one night, he

picked up a radio station from Oklahoma in his

teeth, it was really neat.

DR WELTY'S SURGERY, LOOKING AT VADA WHO HAS HER MOUTH OPEN

WITH A TONGUE HOLDING STICK DOWN HER THROAT

VADA:

Aaaaaaaaaahhhhh.

VADA:

(with stick in mouth)

Carnnk yu sheeee ik??

Dr. Welty removes stick from Vada's mouth

VADA:

Can't you see it?

DR WELTY:

No.

VADA:

It's there.

DR WELTY:

Vada there is no chicken bone stuck in your

throat.

Vada looks at the Dr.'s certificates up on the wall

VADA:

Dr. Welty, are you sure those are yours?

WAITING ROOM, NURSE RANDALL IS DEMONSTRATING A SYRINGE TO

THOMAS J, HOW TO USE IT AS A WATER GUN

NURSE RANDALL:

So you fill it with water like this, and what

have you got? A water gun.

THOMAS J:

Cool, can I get one for Vada?

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